Correspondence regarding Director of Marine Scotland's project reviewing how the Scottish Government works: FOI release

Information requested

“I beleive I can request access to all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received (including internal) by general director miriam craven, briefings and analysis, about Director Annabel Turpies project reviewing how the Scottish Government works, from 2026 May.”

Response

I have now completed searches of the Scottish Government's records and consulted relevant policy officials. These searches identified emails within the scope of your request which are attached in Annex B.

On reviewing emails within the scope of your request, exemptions have been applied in line with FoISA. The exemptions applied can be found in Annex A.

Annex A

Section 38(1)(b) – Personal data

Some information has been withheld as an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal data) of FOISA applies to that information, this is because it is personal data of a third party and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in Section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

Annex B

Request: “I beleive I can request access to all documentation held by the scottish government, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received (including internal) by general director miriam craven, briefings and analysis, about director annabel turpies project reviewing how the scottish government works, from 2026 May.”

Email 1

From: [REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)] <[REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)]@gov.scot>
Sent: 05 May 2026 17:17
To: DG Corporate <[REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)]@gov.scot>; [REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)] <[REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)]@gov.scot>; Miriam Craven <[REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)]@gov.scot>; Annabel Turpie <[REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)]@gov.scot>
Subject: RE: TWR 2030 Discussion

Suggested agenda for tomorrow. Let us know if any changes required.

Context on Project ask and scope
Miriam questions/challenges
Corporate activity/Findings
Roadmap/Next steps

‐‐‐‐‐Original Appointment‐‐‐‐‐
From: DG Corporate
Sent: 05 May 2026 12:09
To: DG Corporate; DG Corporate; [REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)]; Miriam Craven; Annabel Turpie
Cc: [REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)]
Subject: TWR 2030 Discussion
When: 06 May 2026 14:30‐15:00 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.
Where: [REDACTED: SECTION 38(1)(b)] / Microsoft Teams Meeting

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